# 143 days

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [September 11, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/143-days/199552 "2008-09-11T14:21:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/143-days/199552/78 "2008-09-15T08:27:56Z")

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> [@FS: Weiand Tunnel Ram Intake](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-weiand-tunnel-ram-intake/37870/5):
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> that is incentive to work hard, get an education, and get a real job.

no, thats incentive to say fuck it and start breaking into people’s houses.

> [@ShalerPunk"](#):
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> Sonny, are you seriously arguing against progressive taxation? Someone in their first shitty min wage job, working full time, makes $1200/month BEFORE taxes. If we implement the often proposed flat tax (the number I frequently hear is 17%) and eliminate government handouts, the person we’re talking about now makes under $1000/month. If we assume no car ownership, no health insurance, no prospect of secondary education, no children, and living in a roach-infested crackhouse, $1000/month will probably cover living expenses.

we really need to raise the minimum wage to a level that means something. Unfettered capitalism, for some reason, doesn’t bring out the best in people.

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